Food Fight?? Not quite!

A few weeks ago, my hubbie and I were talking about how we should get the kids to start doing chores around the house.  They are pretty good at cleaning up their toys (when we threaten bribe ask them to), they sometimes put their dishes in the dishwasher and they sometimes make their bed in the morning.  But they definitely could be pulling more weight around the house.

Big didn't hear us having this conversation but literally two days later, he said, "Mommy, I think I should start making my own lunches for school!"  Well, heck!  That was going to be the first chore I was going to make ask him to do!  So much easier when it's his idea!!!

Every day since then, he has not only made his lunch at night, he has also packed it in the morning, packed his backpack and he even loads all his stuff for school into the car.  I just say in the morning, "Have you got everything you need for school?"  He lists off his sweater, his lunch, his backpack, his jacket....CHECK!!  "It's all in the car, mommy!"

I swear...that kid could raise himself!